Zimbabwe: RBZ sets $5m capital requirement for microfinance firms
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe plans to raise minimum capital requirements for microfinance institutions from the present US$25 000 to US$5 million as part of a cocktail of measures the ...
Kenya: CBK Licenses the ninth deposit taking Microfinance Institution - U & I Deposit Taking Microfinance Ltd
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has granted a licence to U&I Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited (hereafter referred to as U&I DTM Limited) to carry out community deposit-taking microfinance business. ...
Islamic Microfinance Research Study initiated in Yemen
Existing demand and future trends of Islamic Microfinance will be determined: Zubair Mughal 8th May, 13 (Sana’a/Lahore ): AlHuda Center of Islamic banking and economics (CIBE) Initiated a Islamic Microfinance research ...
Nigeria: Giving Microfinance Banking a Facelift
Obinna Chima examines efforts by operators of microfinance banks to comply with the revised microfinance policy framework Globally, microfinance banks (MFBs) are known for their intermediation role, especially in the provision ...
Nigeria: Lagos microfinance to assist artisans, bus conductors
By Providence Obuh, Vanguard To improve the transport sector, the Lagos State Microfinance Association (LSMA) will assist artisans including the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN). Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Commerce ...
Star Microinsurance Company, through their underwriting partners (Star Assurance and Starlife) has presented a cheque for Ghs115, 000 as...
By Clive Mphambela, Zimbabwe Independent EMPLOYEES in the microfinance sector will now be able to enjoy pension benefits upon retirement...
Microfinance companies, under the Bank of Ghana’s new regulated licensing regime, offer both lending and deposit products to their clients. In...
Micro finance institutions are not double taxed as has been claimed, the Rwanda Revenue Authority has said. Richard Tusabe, the Rwanda...
Visakhapatnam, May 20: IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company is foraying into health insurance and micro insurance from the current financial year...
By Biswarup Gooptu, The Economic Times BANGALORE: Many small-and mid-size microfinance institutions are taking advantage of renewed interest...
By Ritwik Mukherjee, mydigitalfc Micro finance institutions (MFIs) in the state are now fearing a domino effect of the ongoing onslaught...
Bank lending to microfinance institutions seems to have gathered steam, albeit with some caution. According to Mathew Titus, Executive...
By Providence Obuh, Vanguard President of the Association of Micro Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (AMEN), Prince Saviour Iche attributes the...
By Godfrey Okpugie, Nigerian Guardian Managing Director/CEO, FirstBank Micro Finance Bank (FBNMFB), a subsidiary of First Bank Plc, Mrs....
By Florence Udoh, Leadership Mr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LAPO, a development and microfinance...
The Small Business Banking Network (SBBN) is an international development finance organization that works to accelerate the success of financial...
By Michael Ouma, The East African Kenya is set to host the sixth edition of Africa IT Exhibitions and Conferences’ (AITEC) Banking &...
Press Release Africa’s largest microfinance executive program, School of African Microfinance (SAM) invites professionals to attend the 8th...
Mobile Money Africa Press Release Mobile Money Africa, Africa’s leading resource for mobile financial inclusion today announced that ...
By Victoria Mtomba, News Day The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will tighten the conditions under which micro-finance institutions (MFIs) will...
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe plans to raise minimum capital requirements for microfinance institutions from the present US$25 000 to US$5...
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has granted a licence to U&I Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited (hereafter referred to as U&I...
Fifteen out of the 450 microfinance banks in the South-west have indicated their interest to merge with the stronger ones, an official of the...
By Kingsley Habu, This Day Live The advent of bank failures in Nigeria emerged in the 1950s when all the 25 except three banks collapsed...
Star Microinsurance Company and Ghana Cooperative Susu Collectors Association (GCSCA) has entered into a partnership to provide a large range...
By Nnamdi DuruThis Day Live To help develop micro-insurance in the country, the insurance regulator, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)...
eServGlobal announces the roll out of its mobile money solution to a mobile network operator in East Africa. The contract includes the...
In response to an invitation from the Enugu state chapter of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB), Stanbic IBTC and its...
The updated solutions from Scorto provide simple, effective and transparent way to integrate scoring models into decisioning & risk...
As 16th October is World Food day, we are aiming to post a few case studies today and tomorrow on how Microfinance has helped poor communities...
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